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February 14, 2017

One of my 2017 resolutions is to read more, and for Christmas my sister gave me this hilarious book (which I highly recommend). “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding” by Kristin Newman, is a funny relatable woman with a unique job (tv comedy writer) that allows for extended breaks between projects and uses that time for travel. Each chapter is dedicated to a different trip and it’s in sequential order, so you can follow along on her wild vacations and her in-between trip home life. Her “normal” life is consumed with work, so when she vacations she lets loose and does things she’d never let her “normal self” do.

This book is super fun, and motivating, and given our political climate has inspired me to “get the hell outta Dodge”. I’ve got a 2 week work vacation in the summer and last year (in an effort to save money) I did a camping trip to Shenandoah and rented a cottage in the Catskills for a few days. This year I’m leaving the US for as close to the full 2 weeks as possible. Where am I going? No clue yet and suggestions are welcome!

I made a list of the things I want out of the vacation. I love the idea of spending an extended time in one place, as most of my vacations involve a lot of moving around and usually stress goes along with that type of trip. I’m looking for low stress. I’m also willing to pay a little more if it means that someone plans/organizes/leads the entire thing. I just want to show up and to have no worries. I like the idea of doing it with a tour group- the risk is being stuck with a boring group but the joy is getting to meet and travel with some really great people. I’m willing to take the risk. I’ll let you know what I decide to do but suggestions are welcome… I’ll tell you I’m leaning toward 10 days in Croatia + 3 days in a layover city that I can explore on my own. Has anyone been? Suggestions for a good layover city?